Meat Wrapper

Three Bears Alaska Inc • Palmer, AK

2h • Onsite

About The Position

Meat Wrappers wrap and label raw meat for sale. This role includes rotating and stocking product in fresh meat counter and cooler/freezer merchandisers, operating meat grinder and providing exemplary customer service. Three Bears Alaska is a family-owned chain of Alaskan grocery stores committed to providing customers with quality goods and services at the lowest possible price. They strive to meet customer needs by offering a diverse range of products and exceptional customer service, with multiple locations throughout Alaska.

Requirements

• Ability to operate manual pallet jack, wheeled carts, trash compactor, cardboard baler, product marking gun, shrink wrap machine, wrench, screwdriver, pliers, box knife, trim knife, tenderizer, grinder, slicer, wrapping machine, pressure washer.
• Ability to occasionally operate cash register, handheld scanners, computer, fax machine, phone, printer.
• Food Handling Certification as required by local government.
• Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).

Nice To Haves

• A High School Diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspects and reassembles equipment sanitized the previous night.
• Reworks display case to assess daily production needs and rotates product.
• Brings cases of meat from cooler and empties contents onto meat cutting or other preparation area.
• Operates tenderizing machine.
• Operates meat slicer.
• Sets labeler according to product type and price, prints and applies labels to product.
• Puts wrapped and labeled meat on large trays of large wheeled cart and stocks display cases by moving rack to floor.
• Follows safety and security procedures.
• Operates meat grinder.
• Dumps meat into top of machine and checks fat content of each batch from grinder.
• Follows proper department production procedures and standards for quality and consistency of finished product.
• Assists with stocking meat case according to Meat PIC’s plan for product presentation and merchandising.
• Cleans and sanitizes area throughout the day.
• Performs duties to comply with health code, such as sanitation standards and maintaining proper temperatures.
• Performs routine maintenance for machinery, equipment, and implements.
• Provides and ensures prompt and courteous customer service.
• Assists with front end duties as necessary.
• Assists in other departments of the store as necessary.
• Performs other functions as necessary or assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Colonial Life Elective Benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• Automatic Raises of $1.00/hr. every 1,040 hours worked
• Auto raises will be provided based on straight-time hours worked until top of pay scale is reached.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees